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This template organizes the foreign names of article subjects and their respective meanings into a table. Note that this template is only for listing '''names that have appeared in official localizations in other languages'''. Running the English name through Google Translate or making up your own translation is '''not acceptable'''. A [[MarioWiki:Citations|citation]] '''[[MarioWiki:Proposals/Archive/68#Require citations for names in other languages|must be provided]]''' for every foreign name.

== Usage ==
This template should be placed in the "Names in other languages" section of an article. If accompanied by {{tem|internal names}}, then "Internal names" and "Names in other languages" should be made subsections of an "Additional names" section. The syntax is as follows:

<pre>
{{foreign names
|Jap=モンテオーネ
|JapR=Monteōne
|JapM=A portmanteau of「モンテ」(''Monte'', "[[Pianta]]"), and "{{wp|Al Capone}}", an infamous Italian American gangster, or "{{wp|Don Corleone}}", who is from the renowned film, ''{{wp|The Godfather}}'', about fictional Italian American gangsters
|JapC=<ref>{{cite|quote=マフィアのボス　モンテオーネよ|title=''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'' (Nintendo Switch)|publisher=Nintendo Co.|language=ja}}</ref>
}}
</pre>

=== Parameters ===
A list of language codes can be found below. Every language code parameter supports these accompanying parameters:

* Code + R (for '''R'''omanized)
* Code + M (for '''M'''eaning)
* Code + C (for '''C'''itation)
* Code + N (for '''N'''ote)

In addition, each language can be split into multiple sets of parameters (e.g. '''Jap2''', '''Jap2R''', '''Jap2M''', '''Jap2C''', '''Jap2N''').

When a single language has multiple variations of a name, the notes section is used to provide some brief context which differentiates them (e.g. the game where each appears). Citations should provide more detail than notes, such as referencing a URL, quote, internal file, or page number. Notes are not a substitute for detailed citations, which are required whether a note is present or not. If a note starts getting too detailed/verbose, then consider moving some or all of that information to the citation, where possible.

=== Citations ===
Add a <code>citations=no</code> parameter to all instances of the template on an article to disable the citation checks and [[:Category:Articles with unsourced foreign names|categorization]], if needed.

'''Do not use the {{tem|ref needed}} tag within the {{lc:{{ROOTPAGENAME}}}} template.''' Missing citations are tracked by the template itself.

== Meaning guidelines ==
Names with their meaning in parentheses [[MarioWiki:Proposals/Archive/65#Consistent_formatting_for_the_Other_Languages_section|must be formatted]] the following way: ''name'' ("meaning")

=== The meaning is self-explanatory ===
Omit the '''M''' parameter to display a dash if the foreign name is the same as the English name, or it can be understood in English.

{{foreign names
|Fre=Pianta
}}

<pre>
{{foreign names
|Fre=Pianta
}}
</pre>

=== The meaning is currently unknown ===
Include the '''M''' parameter but leave it blank, ideally to be filled in later.

{{foreign names
|Fre=Lanceur
|FreM=
}}

<pre>
{{foreign names
|Fre=Lanceur
|FreM=
}}
</pre>

== Supported languages ==
The following language codes are currently supported:

{{columns|
*'''Jap''' (JapR / JapM) - Japanese
*'''Ara''' (AraR / AraM) - Arabic
*'''Arm''' (ArmR / ArmM) - Armenian
*'''Bul''' (BulR / BulM) - Bulgarian
*'''Cat''' (CatM) - Catalan
*'''Chi''' (ChiR / ChiM) - Chinese
**'''ChiS''' (ChiSR / ChiSM) - Simplified Chinese
**'''ChiT''' (ChiTR / ChiTM) - Traditional Chinese
*'''Cze''' (CzeM) - Czech
*'''Dan''' (DanM) - Danish
*'''Dut''' (DutM) - Dutch
*'''Est''' (EstM) - Estonian
*'''Fin''' (FinM) - Finnish
*'''Fre''' (FreM) - French
**'''FreA''' (FreAM) - {{hover|NOA|Nintendo of America}} French
**'''FreE''' (FreEM) - {{hover|NOE|Nintendo of Europe}} French
*'''Geo''' (GeoR / GeoM) - Georgian
*'''Ger''' (GerM) - German
*'''Gre''' (GreR / GreM) - Greek
*'''Heb''' (HebR / HebM) - Hebrew
*'''Hin''' (HinR / HinM) - Hindi
*'''Hun''' (HunM) - Hungarian
*'''Ice''' (IceM) - Icelandic
*'''Ind''' (IndM) - Indonesian
*'''Ita''' (ItaM) - Italian
*'''Kor''' (KorR / KorM) - Korean
*'''Lat''' (LatM) - Latvian
*'''Lit''' (LitM) - Lithuanian
*'''Mac''' (MacR / MacM) - Macedonian
*'''Mal''' (MalM) - Malay
*'''Nor''' (NorM) - Norwegian
*'''Pol''' (PolM) - Polish
*'''Por''' (PorM) - Portuguese
**'''PorA''' (PorAM) - {{hover|NOA|Nintendo of America}} Portuguese
**'''PorE''' (PorEM) - {{hover|NOE|Nintendo of Europe}} Portuguese
*'''Rom''' (RomM) - Romanian
*'''Rus''' (RusR / RusM) - Russian
*'''SerCro''' (SerCroM) - Serbo-Croatian
**'''Bos''' (BosM) - Bosnian
**'''Cro''' (CroM) - Croatian
**'''Ser''' (SerM) - Serbian
*'''Svk''' (SvkM) - Slovak
*'''Svn''' (SvnM) - Slovenian
*'''Spa''' (SpaM) - Spanish
**'''SpaA''' (SpaAM) - {{hover|NOA|Nintendo of America}} Spanish
**'''SpaE''' (SpaEM) - {{hover|NOE|Nintendo of Europe}} Spanish
*'''Swe''' (SweM) - Swedish
*'''Tha''' (ThaR / ThaM) - Thai
*'''Tur''' (TurM) - Turkish
*'''Ukr''' (UkrR / UkrM) - Ukrainian
*'''Vie''' (VieM) - Vietnamese
}}

Additional langauges for official localizations may be requested on the template's [[Template talk:Foreign names|talk page]].

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